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Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish developer's guide to Microsoft's brand-new Windows Phone 7.5. Written by Microsoft MVP and leading WPF/Silverlight innovator Daniel Vaughan, this full-color guide covers everything developers need to rapidly build highly competitive Windows Phone 7.5 mobile apps.
- Get started fast with Silverlight Windows Phone development in Visual Studio
- Master the Capabilities Model, threading, and the Execution Model
- Create attractive Metro interfaces using Windows Phone's rich set of controls, including the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit
- Make the most of the application bar and other interface elements
- Enhance user experience with advanced support for touch, gesture, and sensors
- Build location-aware apps that use Bing Maps and location services
- Quickly internationalize apps for global markets
- Leverage Windows Phone 7.5's improved camera support
- Connect apps to online services via SOAP, REST, and ODATA
- Validate user input on the client side or via Web services
- Use Windows Phone 7.5's powerful new local database support
- Implement background actions, file transfers, and audio playback
- Incorporate game-style XNA graphics
- Unit test to find defects earlier, saving time and money